Instructions

To make pears, place sugar and cinnamon in a large frying pan over low heat. Cook, stirring, until sugar melts. Discard cinnamon. Add butter and stir until melted, then stir in salt. Add cream and stir until smooth. Increase heat to medium, add pears and cook for 5 minutes or until tender. Set aside and keep warm.

Bring milk and 500ml water to the boil in a saucepan over high heat. Sprinkle in polenta through your fingers, stirring the whole time to prevent clumping. Stir until it returns to the boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes or until a nice porridge-like consistency.

Add butter, honey and a generous pinch of salt and stir to combine. Serve polenta hot with the caramelised pears and extra honey.